Is democracy falling apart in the United States and around the world? Are law and legal institutions the problem or solution to the crises that are threatening democracies everywhere? This season, the Fordham Law Podcast digs deep into the big questions facing democracy and its uncertain future.
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Is democracy falling apart in the United States and around the world? Are law and legal institutions the problem or solution to the crises that are threatening democracies everywhere? This season, the Fordham Law Podcast digs deep into the big questions facing democracy and its uncertain future.
The Polarizing Struggle for a New Constitution: Chile's Upcoming Referendum
Democracy's Future?
51 minutes 12 seconds
1 year ago
The Polarizing Struggle for a New Constitution: Chile's Upcoming Referendum
On Sunday, December 17, Chilean voters are required to vote to accept or reject a proposed new constitution for Chile. Sunday's referendum will shape democracy in Chile for the foreseeable future: can a constitution that served Pinochet's military dictatorship work for democracy? After Chilean voters rejected a progressive constitution in September 2022, will they embrace the right-leaning one now? Democracy's Future is joined by Professor Veronica Undurraga, who was the President of an ideologically balanced Expert Commission that drafted the constitution, which was then redrafted by an elected Constitutional Council dominated by the Right.
Democracy's Future?
Is democracy falling apart in the United States and around the world? Are law and legal institutions the problem or solution to the crises that are threatening democracies everywhere? This season, the Fordham Law Podcast digs deep into the big questions facing democracy and its uncertain future.
